Terminal member and connector
AssigneeNgk Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
InventorShingo Yoshida
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Abstract
A connector has a fixing hole in an intermediate portion of a terminal member, and has an engagement portion projecting downward in a thickness direction, at an end portion at a front end side of the fixing hole. Therefore, when the terminal member is attached to a housing, movement of the terminal member toward a rear end side can be restricted by fitting a projection portion of the housing into the fixing hole. Furthermore, since the engagement portion is provided to the terminal member, movement of the terminal member toward the rear end side can be restricted by engaging the engagement portion with a front end surface of a protrusion portion of the housing.
Claims17
A long terminal member formed from a metal plate, the terminal member comprising:
- a lead wire connection portion provided at a rear end side;
- a circuit connection portion provided at a front end side for electrical connection to a circuit board;
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- an intermediate portion located between the lead wire connection portion and the circuit connection portion, wherein
- the intermediate portion has a fixing hole penetrating the intermediate portion in a thickness direction and containing an end portion at the front end side of the fixing hole,
- an engagement portion projecting in the thickness direction is provided at the end portion of the fixing hole, and
- the circuit connection portion has a first bent portion that is bent to a side opposite to a projection direction of the engagement portion, and a second bent portion that is bent to the front end side in a longitudinal direction of the terminal member at the front end side with respect to the first bent portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.